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icecream · 03-14-2022, 07:12 PM

The Bachelor had tapered off looking weak between Lost and Wife Swap. Unfortunately it came back and we are stuck with this horrible franchise forever.

The Office has highly irritating characters, lousy camera work, and started the horrible mockumentary trend. Fun fact: in season 1 Rodney on ABC (a very mediocre show) was handily beating The Office head-to-head. But with NBC's comedy department in such disarray that year after Father of the Pride flopping harder and Joey dropping fast, Jeff Zucker gave The Office a save face renewal because of lousy critics pushing it. I used to think Will and Grace was the most overrated sitcom from the 2000s decade. But its popularity has really died down while The Office is on everywhere now.

Yong Fang · 03-16-2022, 06:29 AM

Two historical examples, All in the Family and Cheers. Both shows had very poor ratings in the beginning. People discovered All in the Family in summer reruns. Cheers was saved because whoever at NBC thought it showed promise but needed more time.

I never saw more than an episode but Last Man Standing might fit. I never cared for Tim Allen, but I remember the reviews for the show the first season was lousy, basically a bad ripoff of Home Improvement but with daughters this time. The reviews were pretty scathing, which further turned me off from ever seeing it. But it has been on something like ten years over two networks.

AMackII · 03-16-2022, 07:48 PM

The Talk started in 2010 shortly after As The World Turns left the airwaves. It is quickly being not only a shell of former self and overstaying its welcome despite the respective departures of Leah Remini, Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, Aisha Tyler, Carrie Ann Inaba and others.

Dancing With The Stars has been on the air 2005 but it took them 3-5+ years to cancel it although ABC has yet to pull the plug on DWTS

PracTz · 03-16-2022, 09:39 PM

Considering the fact that it's had next to no one regularly hosting it I could stand and its constant squabbling is tedious, I wish 'The View' had sunk first thing instead of sticking around like a bad penny.

Yong Fang · 03-17-2022, 05:22 AM

The View must have good ratings because it has been on for so long. When one of them says something crazy, the media seems to be all over with. Whoopi Goldberg said something about "The Holocaust" which made a bunch of people angry and she was booted off the air for about a month. Joy Behar talks nonsense all the time which makes the media. Behar's latest round of lunacy is saying that Tucker Carlson on FOX should go to prison for treason. Really, none of them should even be talking politics and current events because they are ill informed and hopelessly leftist. These women, much like Hollywood are so hopelessly out of touch with the rest of America. I think the women say crazy stuff on purpose to generate headlines on their show, which draws in viewers. Again, Whoopi saying something loony and gets suspended for three weeks (more like she gets a vacation) and people tune in to see what that old bag Behar is going to say about it.

I guess "The Talk" is similar, a gaggle of women around a roundtable making liberal talking points and babble. I know Sharon Osbourne left for some reason. I dont know why America needs two competing shows of ill informed women sitting on a table. Cheers to NBC and FOX for not developing a show like this. Two is two too many!

03-14-2022, 07:12 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,702	Shows You Wish Had Remained Flops The Bachelor had tapered off looking weak between Lost and Wife Swap. Unfortunately it came back and we are stuck with this horrible franchise forever. The Office has highly irritating characters, lousy camera work, and started the horrible mockumentary trend. Fun fact: in season 1 Rodney on ABC (a very mediocre show) was handily beating The Office head-to-head. But with NBC's comedy department in such disarray that year after Father of the Pride flopping harder and Joey dropping fast, Jeff Zucker gave The Office a save face renewal because of lousy critics pushing it. I used to think Will and Grace was the most overrated sitcom from the 2000s decade. But its popularity has really died down while The Office is on everywhere now.
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03-16-2022, 06:29 AM	#2
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Two historical examples, All in the Family and Cheers. Both shows had very poor ratings in the beginning. People discovered All in the Family in summer reruns. Cheers was saved because whoever at NBC thought it showed promise but needed more time. I never saw more than an episode but Last Man Standing might fit. I never cared for Tim Allen, but I remember the reviews for the show the first season was lousy, basically a bad ripoff of Home Improvement but with daughters this time. The reviews were pretty scathing, which further turned me off from ever seeing it. But it has been on something like ten years over two networks.

03-16-2022, 07:48 PM	#3
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,215	The Talk started in 2010 shortly after As The World Turns left the airwaves. It is quickly being not only a shell of former self and overstaying its welcome despite the respective departures of Leah Remini, Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, Aisha Tyler, Carrie Ann Inaba and others. Dancing With The Stars has been on the air 2005 but it took them 3-5+ years to cancel it although ABC has yet to pull the plug on DWTS

03-16-2022, 09:39 PM	#4
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	Considering the fact that it's had next to no one regularly hosting it I could stand and its constant squabbling is tedious, I wish 'The View' had sunk first thing instead of sticking around like a bad penny.

03-17-2022, 05:22 AM	#5
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	The View must have good ratings because it has been on for so long. When one of them says something crazy, the media seems to be all over with. Whoopi Goldberg said something about "The Holocaust" which made a bunch of people angry and she was booted off the air for about a month. Joy Behar talks nonsense all the time which makes the media. Behar's latest round of lunacy is saying that Tucker Carlson on FOX should go to prison for treason. Really, none of them should even be talking politics and current events because they are ill informed and hopelessly leftist. These women, much like Hollywood are so hopelessly out of touch with the rest of America. I think the women say crazy stuff on purpose to generate headlines on their show, which draws in viewers. Again, Whoopi saying something loony and gets suspended for three weeks (more like she gets a vacation) and people tune in to see what that old bag Behar is going to say about it. I guess "The Talk" is similar, a gaggle of women around a roundtable making liberal talking points and babble. I know Sharon Osbourne left for some reason. I dont know why America needs two competing shows of ill informed women sitting on a table. Cheers to NBC and FOX for not developing a show like this. Two is two too many!